[Chaebixi]

> Prisoners already have communication mediums that guards can monitor

Those are often exploitatively priced, a situation Ajit Pai has sought to preserve:

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/02/republican-led-f...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/technology/fcc-prison-pho...

[moftz]

That's a different issue and shouldn't be resolved by letting prisoners have unrestricted access to cell phones.

[placeybordeaux]

But it's not solved so the smuggling will continue.